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The Latest: CNN device was pipe bomb, addressed to Brennan

The officials said the CNN bomb was crude but operational and was addressed to former CIA Director John Brennan, a CNN contributor.
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Police, FBI and other emergency workers gather outside the Time Warner Center after an explosive device was found this morning on October 24, 2018 in New York City.

Two law enforcement officials say a suspicious package that prompted an evacuation of CNN's offices in New York City is believed to contain a pipe bomb.

The officials said the CNN bomb was crude but operational and was addressed to former CIA Director John Brennan, a CNN contributor.

The officials say the device discovered Wednesday appeared to be similar to explosives sent to former President Barack Obama, Hillary Clinton and billionaire George Soros.

A separate law enforcement official told The Associated Press that the explosive discovered at Soros' suburban New York compound on Monday was a pipe bomb.

All three officials spoke on condition of anonymity because they weren't authorized to discuss the investigation publicly.

The Secret Service hasn't provided details about the devices that were sent to Clinton and Obama.

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